The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-09-08
+" The Big Four" and '"The Big
Injun," ct al.

CSuOlO6Cy VA OS0. NACAOAS Ny eAO
so-called "Big Four" This "Big
Four" are Pat Mealey, John Fitz-
patrick, Thomas Duffy and Bob Davy.
All of them now hold Office and by
the votes of the people of the city of
New Orleans. Pat Mealey, if our
information be correct, was soldier
under Nichols, and simply adheres
to friendship born in the times
which tried mems souls, and he and
Fitzpatrick we've delegates to last
State Convention, voted for General
Ogden as long as he was candidate,
and then voted for Nichols against
McEnery. They are not new con-
verts. Duffy is now Civil Sheriff of
the Parish Of Orleans, and Davy is
Judge of the First Recorders Court
of the City. All these hold elective
Offices and must of necessity look to
the people for continuance in office.
Looking to the people for Office, they
seem to think that their interests, or
duty demands of them the support of
Gen. Nichols for Governor If they
all be the astute, practical politicians
they are said to be, then It'll fact
beyond controversy that they, in their
wisdom, are convinced that General
Nichols is stronger before their con-
stituents than Gov. McEnery is
Now, stick pin right on this point
and hold it in your mental grasp long
enough to consider two propositions,
either of which vindicates the "Big
Four in their present attitude in
this canvass: First, if they support
Gen. Nichols from a sense of duty,
they are surely honest and are doing
right now, whatever their former con-
duct may have been, and second, if
they support Gen. Nichols because
they fully believe that their constit-
uents are with him, then they are
consulting the will of the people and
are putting themselves en- rapport
with the only power which has the
right directly to bestow Office in the
State.
Now look on another side of the
contest iu New Orleans and we see
s'The Big Injun," Houston, the As
SCISSORS, the Harbor Masters, and all
officers appointed by the Governor
adhearing to the fortunes of Gov
McEnery. They recognize the source
from which they obtain power anc
Office; they know on which side
their bread is buttered, and whence
the bread and butter come. As tn,
good Book says, "the OK knows hi
owner and the ass his masters crib,
and they, (the appointees of Gov
McEnery in New Orleahs) we'll know
that they do not claim the people TO
their ''owners" or masters" but liv,
! and move and have their official be
ing in the smiles of thepresent Chic
, Executive of the State. No Gov
. McEnery, no power, no pap, no Grill
, for them.
} We are not now especially con
demning them for their course, bu
we wish to draw the attention of ou
readers as sharply as possible to tn
fact that, the practical politicians il
New Orleans who support Genera
, Nichols have, in the past sought, anc
now seek, Office from the people
while the practical politicians in tina
city who support Gov. McEnery owl
their official positions to him and lool
to him now for Office, instead of tt
the people.
If this be not true, why is it thai
the "Big -Four" who hold elective
Offices and seek power through thu
people are for Gen. Nichols, and tn.
appointees of Gov. McEnery are hi,
devoted adherents?
To our mind the conclusion is If
resistable, that Gen. Nichols is 81
popular in New Orleans that the prac